VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Atlantic Park, the first major surf park on the East Coast and the first Wavegarden Cove lagoon in North America, is nearing its long-awaited opening at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.
Originally set to debut in early summer, the $350 million public-private project is in its final testing phase. Developers say integrating the lagoon into a larger mixed-use complex has posed unique challenges. The facility will anchor apartments, offices, retail, restaurants, parking garages and a 3,500-seat entertainment venue that opened in May.
Virginia Beach is covering 36% of the project’s cost, led by Venture Realty Group with Virginia Beach native Pharrell Williams as a partner.
The surf lagoon, operated by Beach Street Development, will generate up to 1,000 waves per hour, with sessions priced between $104 and $161. The site will also host an international surf park summit in November.
The park experienced a year-long setback in 2024 after groundwater in the lagoon site tested high for iron and arsenic, delaying construction until new filtration systems were installed.
Tickets and information are available at atlanticparksurf.com.
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Yup! Wave park next to the ocean. Because there’s no waves in the ocean.
Pharrell Williams, the man who failed to deliver the beach concerts because he was unable to get music groups to commit. But still sold tickets to that event.
Now wants people to stay at his water park that the city helped to build.
Bring your bank account. Its going to hurt.
Pharrell Williams for Cape Charles council, because the shoe fits.